The York fire, which began in the Mojave National Preserve and spread into Nevada over the weekend, is uncontained.

Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted ...

A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees.

A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees.

Increasing in frequency: Fires in the Mojave are increasing in frequency, in part driven by invasive grasses like red brome that can help carry the fire from one stand of Joshua trees to the next ...

Although often dry in hot months, the Mojave River provided consistent water and grass along 127 miles of desert. Water was easily reachable in the dry sections of the river by digging down a few ...

Invasive grasses likely spread York fire faster, officials say Besides a wet winter, more invasive plant species in the Mojave National Preserve are making wildfires more likely there, the forrest ...

Firefighters are working to control a massive blaze that swept through the California desert and into Nevada. A wildfire of this scale is not common in the Mojave Desert landscape, known for its ...

Firefighters battling a large whirl-spawning wildfire in California and southern Nevada are facing challenging conditions as the blaze spreads and threatens iconic desert Joshua trees.

A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees.